How Do You Make A Patent Leather Handbag?
Many upholsterers throw away scraps of leather every day. If you know an upholsterer, you can ask her for any of the odd-size pieces that can be used to make purses. In this project, the material for the purse came from a bag of scraps sitting in the upholstery shop. The best part was that the upholsterer even threw in the liner material for free. Step 1 Use the quilter’s template to cut out 32 4½-inch squares of patent leather. Lay them out four across and four down in a patchwork pattern. Place Scotch tape over the backs of the leather pieces at the seam line. This will help the feed dogs on the sewing machine to slide, rather than catch. Zigzag the squares together to form one four-by-eight section. Step 2 Cut a lining 1/2 inch wider and longer than the measure of the outside of the purse. Stitch the sides of the liner right sides together and turn. Step 3 Stitch the sides of the purse together. Fit the lining and the purse right sides together and sew a straight stitch around one s
